RISO INKS
Riso printing uses soy or rice oil based inks. The printing process doesn’t involve heating,
therefore uses very little energy and all papers can be reused in test-printing,
making the production low waste and environmentally friendly.
RISO offers a palette of 21 standard colors and 50 custom colours, including fluorescent
and metallic inks - unlike any others.
Due to the natural ingredients of the inks, they have a few special characteristics:
-The ink sits on the paper and never dries completely...
-Can be smudged. Look out for dirty fingers!
-The coverage will be uneven and different from print to print.
The colors are semi-transparent and can be easily overprinted, resulting in new shades.
Feel free to experiment!
Remember that to print each color, the paper passes through the machine,
it is best to choose not more than 4 colors for your design.
Printing with 4 colors allows you to create faux CMYK, and play around with the overprinted ink,
it gives endless possibilities of shades.